7th Match · ODI
South Africa beat England by 2 wickets in the 7th Match
Buffalo Park, East London, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.
England231/650 ov
South Africa233/849.4 ov
South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. England made 231 for 6 in 50 overs, Nick Knight 64 from 111 balls and Mark Alleyne 53 from 68 balls. Shaun Pollock took 2 for 36.
South Africa reached 233 for 8 in 49.4 overs, Jonty Rhodes 42 from 51 balls and Neil McKenzie 37 from 56 balls. Mark Alleyne took 3 for 55.
South Africa won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
Key performers
England innings
231/6(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Hussain (c)c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Nick Knightc & b PC Strydom | c & b PC Strydom | 64 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 57.66 |
| Graeme Hickc LJ Koen b M Hayward | c LJ Koen b M Hayward | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Vikram Solankic SM Pollock b JH Kallis | c SM Pollock b JH Kallis | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Darren Maddyc PC Strydom b WJ Cronje | c PC Strydom b WJ Cronje | 22 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 62.86 |
| Mark Alleynec JH Kallis b SM Pollock | c JH Kallis b SM Pollock | 53 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 77.94 |
| Mark Ealhamnot out | not out | 29* | 39 | 2 | 1 | 74.36 |
| Chris Read †not out | not out | 10* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 13, nb 5) | (lb 4, w 13, nb 5) | 22 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 3.46) | 50 Ov (RR 3.46) | 231/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (N Hussain, 4.4 ov), 35-2 (GA Hick, 7.6 ov), 61-3 (VS Solanki, 14.3 ov), 105-4 (DL Maddy, 24.2 ov), 144-5 (NV Knight, 35.6 ov), 218-6 (MW Alleyne, 48.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Nantie Hayward | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 4.31 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Hansie Cronje | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1.88 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 4.78 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 4.25 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Pieter Strydom | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
233/8(49.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbsc †CMW Read b AD Mullally | c †CMW Read b AD Mullally | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 48.28 |
| Louis Koenc †CMW Read b MA Ealham | c †CMW Read b MA Ealham | 28 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mark Boucher †c NV Knight b AR Caddick | c NV Knight b AR Caddick | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Jacques Kallisc †CMW Read b MW Alleyne | c †CMW Read b MW Alleyne | 36 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Neil McKenzierun out (VS Solanki) | run out (VS Solanki) | 37 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 66.07 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)c MA Ealham b MW Alleyne | c MA Ealham b MW Alleyne | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Jonty Rhodesc MW Alleyne b D Gough | c MW Alleyne b D Gough | 42 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Lance Klusenerb MW Alleyne | b MW Alleyne | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 104.00 |
| Pieter Strydomnot out | not out | 7* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Shaun Pollocknot out | not out | 9* | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180.00 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 7, nb 7) | (lb 5, w 7, nb 7) | 19 | ||||
| Total49.4 Ov (RR 3.53) | 49.4 Ov (RR 3.53) · Target 232 | 233/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Nantie Hayward
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (HH Gibbs, 8.6 ov), 46-2 (MV Boucher, 11.1 ov), 79-3 (LJ Koen, 17.5 ov), 110-4 (JH Kallis, 25.6 ov), 126-5 (WJ Cronje, 31.4 ov), 163-6 (ND McKenzie, 38.3 ov), 201-7 (L Klusener, 45.2 ov), 221-8 (JN Rhodes, 48.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 3.45 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Andrew Caddick | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.80 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Ealham | 9.4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 4.18 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Alleyne | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 4.13 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |